Condé Nast TravelerOct 6
5 Underrated Halloween Towns Across the US
Some are abandoned Gold Rush boomtowns; others are rife with haunted history. All are worth skipping Salem for.
Learn about 19th-century voodoo practitioner
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- Hotel MonteleoneHotelFrench Quarter landmark with reported ghost stories
- Marie Laveau's House of VoodooSightLearn about 19th-century voodoo practitioner
- New Orleans Historic Voodoo MuseumMuseumHelps put voodoo traditions into context
- Buckner MansionSightGreek Revival house from American Horror Story: Coven
- Copper VineRestaurantCopper Vine Wine Pub & Inn located in Downtown New Orleans featuring Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Boutique Hotel, and Special…
- Endless Night Vampire BallFestivalAdults-only Halloween event at House of Blues
- The MortuarySightA Haunted House In A Real Haunted House!
- New Orleans NightmareSightExperience New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House, New Orleans’ ultimate Halloween event.
- Elsewhere
- Sleepy Hollow CemeterySightSleepy Hollow, United StatesWalk grounds by lantern light in October
- Old Dutch ChurchPlace of worshipSleepy Hollow, United StatesIconic landmark from Washington Irving's story
- Perry MansionHotelTerlingua, United StatesPrivate mansion turned hotel in ghost town
- Bodie State Historic ParkParkBodie, United StatesPreserves ghost town's state of 'arrested decay'
- Great Jack O'Lantern BlazeFestivalSleepy Hollow, United States7,000 illuminated pumpkins line a half-mile trail
- Chisos Mining CompanySightTerlingua, United StatesRemnants of a former mercury-mining operation
- Starlight Theatre and SaloonRestaurantTerlingua, United StatesWe are the finest dining establishment in the entire Terlingua Ghost Town, offering a fine selection of gourmet dishes…
- Boot HillSightVirginia City, United StatesVirginia City's first cemetery with vigilante burials
- Terlingua CemeterySightTerlingua, United States